Your heart is the engine that drives your body. It sends oxygen-rich blood to your brain, organs and other muscles. If you have atrial fibrillation, your heart’s upper chambers aren’t doing an efficient job pumping blood. Take this quiz to find out if you know enough about atrial fibrillation – the most commonly diagnosed heart arrhythmic disorder.

If you’re like 70% of AF patients, which set of symptoms drove you to seek medical attention?

Please select an option

Shortness of breath and sore muscles

Shortness of breath and difficulty eating

Shortness of breath and rapid irregular heartbeat

Question: 3 of 10

4.

At what age are you most likely to be diagnosed with AF?

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80 years and up

55 to 65 years old

Under 50 years old

Question: 4 of 10

5.

Just because you’re young, you’re not immune from AF. You can get it by:

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Binge eating

Binge drinking

Driving too fast

Question: 5 of 10

6.

What can you do to help manage your AF?

Please select an option

Run and meditate

Drink alcohol

Avoid exercise

Question: 6 of 10

7.

If you have AF, you should:

Please select an option

Lift weights

Have a glass of wine

Exercise moderately and regularly

Question: 7 of 10

8.

If you have AF, it’s best to avoid:

Please select an option

Caffeine

High-carb foods

Direct sunlight

Question: 8 of 10

9.

Medication to treat AF includes:

Please select an option

Antidepressants

Cough syrup

Blood thinners

Question: 9 of 10

10.

You can treat AF with:

Please select an option

Electrical cardioversion

Ablation procedures

Both A and B

Question: 10 of 10

1.

When you have atrial

fibrillation, your heartbeat is:

Here's how everyone else voted:

Rapid and irregular

88%(votes: 2882)

Strong and slow

3%(votes: 83)

Weak but steady

4%(votes: 124)

Atrial fibrillation is the most common form of arrhythmia, a problem with the heart’s rate or rhythm. This means the heart is beating too fast, too slow, or with an irregular rhythm, according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

Atrial fibrillation is the most common form of arrhythmia, a problem with the heart’s rate or rhythm. This means the heart is beating too fast, too slow, or with an irregular rhythm, according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

Atrial fibrillation is the most common form of arrhythmia, a problem with the heart’s rate or rhythm. This means the heart is beating too fast, too slow, or with an irregular rhythm, according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

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2.

You can control which most common factor that contributes to AF?

Here's how everyone else voted:

Your sugar intake

19%(votes: 1064)

Smoking

58%(votes: 3179)

Your alcohol consumption

23%(votes: 1276)

Cigarette smoking damages the heart. “If you don’t smoke, you have a lower risk of coronary artery disease, and a lower risk of developing atrial fibrillation,” says Sumeet Chugh, M.D., chief of the electrophysiology section of the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute in Los Angeles.

Cigarette smoking damages the heart. “If you don’t smoke, you have a lower risk of coronary artery disease, and a lower risk of developing atrial fibrillation,” says Sumeet Chugh, M.D., chief of the electrophysiology section of the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute in Los Angeles.

Cigarette smoking damages the heart. “If you don’t smoke, you have a lower risk of coronary artery disease, and a lower risk of developing atrial fibrillation,” says Sumeet Chugh, M.D., chief of the electrophysiology section of the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute in Los Angeles.

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3.

If you’re like 70% of AF patients, which set of symptoms drove you to seek medical attention?

“It’s pretty unusual to see [AF] below age 50,” Dr. Chugh says. “Then in [your] 50s, it’s between 0.5% and 1%. In every decade after that, these numbers double. So by the time you’re an octogenarian, we see atrial fibrillation in as high as 8%-10% of that age group.”

“It’s pretty unusual to see [AF] below age 50,” Dr. Chugh says. “Then in [your] 50s, it’s between 0.5% and 1%. In every decade after that, these numbers double. So by the time you’re an octogenarian, we see atrial fibrillation in as high as 8%-10% of that age group.”

“It’s pretty unusual to see [AF] below age 50,” Dr. Chugh says. “Then in [your] 50s, it’s between 0.5% and 1%. In every decade after that, these numbers double. So by the time you’re an octogenarian, we see atrial fibrillation in as high as 8%-10% of that age group.”

Question: 4 of 10

5.

Just because you’re young, you’re not immune from AF. You can get it by:

Here's how everyone else voted:

Binge eating

16%(votes: 539)

Binge drinking

82%(votes: 2697)

Driving too fast

1%(votes: 36)

Binge drinking is linked to atrial fibrillation. College students have woken up with atrial fibrillation after a night of heavy drinking, Dr. Chugh says.

Binge drinking is linked to atrial fibrillation. College students have woken up with atrial fibrillation after a night of heavy drinking, Dr. Chugh says.

Binge drinking is linked to atrial fibrillation. College students have woken up with atrial fibrillation after a night of heavy drinking, Dr. Chugh says.

Question: 5 of 10

6.

What can you do to help manage your AF?

Here's how everyone else voted:

Run and meditate

91%(votes: 2983)

Drink alcohol

0%(votes: 6)

Avoid exercise

9%(votes: 283)

High blood pressure and stress contribute to atrial fibrillation. Whatever you can do to relieve stress healthfully, such as yoga, meditation or running, it will reduce your risk of AF. For fun ways to relieve your stress.

High blood pressure and stress contribute to atrial fibrillation. Whatever you can do to relieve stress healthfully, such as yoga, meditation or running, it will reduce your risk of AF. For fun ways to relieve your stress.

High blood pressure and stress contribute to atrial fibrillation. Whatever you can do to relieve stress healthfully, such as yoga, meditation or running, it will reduce your risk of AF. For fun ways to relieve your stress.

Question: 6 of 10

7.

If you have AF, you should:

Here's how everyone else voted:

Lift weights

0%(votes: 5)

Have a glass of wine

0%(votes: 15)

Exercise moderately and regularly

99%(votes: 3252)

Regular exercise, no matter how modest, is beneficial. “Moderate exercise lowers blood pressure, and that’s what you want to do with atrial fibrillation,” says Ibrahim D. Helmy, M.D., of Santa Monica, Calif., a cardiac arrhythmia and electrophysiology specialist.

Regular exercise, no matter how modest, is beneficial. “Moderate exercise lowers blood pressure, and that’s what you want to do with atrial fibrillation,” says Ibrahim D. Helmy, M.D., of Santa Monica, Calif., a cardiac arrhythmia and electrophysiology specialist.

Regular exercise, no matter how modest, is beneficial. “Moderate exercise lowers blood pressure, and that’s what you want to do with atrial fibrillation,” says Ibrahim D. Helmy, M.D., of Santa Monica, Calif., a cardiac arrhythmia and electrophysiology specialist.

Question: 7 of 10

8.

If you have AF, it’s best to avoid:

Here's how everyone else voted:

Caffeine

87%(votes: 2851)

High-carb foods

13%(votes: 411)

Direct sunlight

0%(votes: 10)

Caffeine is a stimulant and will increase your adrenaline, “which is a driver for your heart rate,” Dr. Helmy says.

Caffeine is a stimulant and will increase your adrenaline, “which is a driver for your heart rate,” Dr. Helmy says.

Caffeine is a stimulant and will increase your adrenaline, “which is a driver for your heart rate,” Dr. Helmy says.

Question: 8 of 10

9.

Medication to treat AF includes:

Here's how everyone else voted:

Antidepressants

8%(votes: 266)

Cough syrup

0%(votes: 11)

Blood thinners

92%(votes: 2995)

Blood thinners may be prescribed to reduce your chances of developing blood clots and preventing strokes. These anticoagulants include warfarin or Coumadin.

Blood thinners may be prescribed to reduce your chances of developing blood clots and preventing strokes. These anticoagulants include warfarin or Coumadin.

Blood thinners may be prescribed to reduce your chances of developing blood clots and preventing strokes. These anticoagulants include warfarin or Coumadin.

Question: 9 of 10

10.

You can treat AF with:

Here's how everyone else voted:

Electrical cardioversion

8%(votes: 276)

Ablation procedures

5%(votes: 150)

Both A and B

87%(votes: 2844)

Electrical cardioversion is used to shock the heart’s irregular rhythm back into a normal sinus rhythm. And ablation procedures deliver bursts of high-energy waves that “cauterize tiny portions of heart tissue that are responsible for your atrial fibrillation, Dr. Chugh says.

Electrical cardioversion is used to shock the heart’s irregular rhythm back into a normal sinus rhythm. And ablation procedures deliver bursts of high-energy waves that “cauterize tiny portions of heart tissue that are responsible for your atrial fibrillation, Dr. Chugh says.

Electrical cardioversion is used to shock the heart’s irregular rhythm back into a normal sinus rhythm. And ablation procedures deliver bursts of high-energy waves that “cauterize tiny portions of heart tissue that are responsible for your atrial fibrillation, Dr. Chugh says.